Patents by Inventor Yasuo Otsuka

Yasuo Otsuka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12347808
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, a chip stack with a plurality of first semiconductor chips, a first wire group, a second wire, and a third wire. The substrate has a first surface with a first pad and a second pad. Each first semiconductor chip has a surface facing away from the first surface with a third pad and a fourth pad. The first wire group includes a plurality of first wires that each electrically connect the first pad to a third pad one of the first semiconductor chips. The second wire electrically connects the second pad to the fourth pad of the first semiconductor chip in the chip stack closest to the substrate. The third wire electrically connects the fourth pads of each of first semiconductor chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuo Otsuka, Nobuhito Suzuya
  • Patent number: 11901337
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first wiring substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and including a plurality of first electrode pads on the first surface, and a second wiring substrate having a third surface facing the first surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, and including a plurality of second electrode pads on the third surface. A plurality of first semiconductor chips are stacked between the first surface and the third surface. A first columnar electrode extends in an oblique direction with respect to a first direction substantially perpendicular to the first surface and the third surface, and connects between the plurality of first electrode pads and the plurality of second electrode pads. A first resin layer covers the plurality of first semiconductor chips and the first columnar electrode between the first surface and the third surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuo Otsuka
  • Publication number: 20240015991
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory device is disclosed. The memory device includes a substrate, an on-volatile memory, a memory controller, an interconnect including one end and another end. The one end is connected to the memory controller. A footprint is on the substrate and connected to the another end of the interconnect. An ESD protection element is on the substrate and connected to the footprint. A connection terminal is on the substrate and connectable to a host device. A via plug is in the substrate. One end of the via plug is connected to the another end of the interconnect and another end of the first plug is connected to the connection terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Toshitada SAITO, Yasuo OTSUKA, Atsushi KONDO
  • Publication number: 20230110997
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, a chip stack with a plurality of first semiconductor chips, a first wire group, a second wire, and a third wire. The substrate has a first surface with a first pad and a second pad. Each first semiconductor chip has a surface facing away from the first surface with a third pad and a fourth pad. The first wire group includes a plurality of first wires that each electrically connect the first pad to a third pad one of the first semiconductor chips. The second wire electrically connects the second pad to the fourth pad of the first semiconductor chip in the chip stack closest to the substrate. The third wire electrically connects the fourth pads of each of first semiconductor chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuo OTSUKA, Nobuhito SUZUYA
  • Patent number: 11437351
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a wiring board including first to third bonding pads; a chip stack including semiconductor chips, each chip having first to third connection pads, the first connection pads being connected in series to each other and to the first bonding pad through first bonding wires to form a first transmission channel, the second connection pads being connected in series to each other and to the second bonding pad through second bonding wires to form a second transmission channel, and the third connection pads being connected in series to each other and to the third bonding pad through third bonding wires to form a third transmission channel; and at least one of a first and a second terminating resistor being provided above the chip stack, the first resistor being connected to the first and second channels, the second resistor being connected to the first and third channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo Otsuka
  • Publication number: 20220238490
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first wiring substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and including a plurality of first electrode pads on the first surface, and a second wiring substrate having a third surface facing the first surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, and including a plurality of second electrode pads on the third surface. A plurality of first semiconductor chips are stacked between the first surface and the third surface. A first columnar electrode extends in an oblique direction with respect to a first direction substantially perpendicular to the first surface and the third surface, and connects between the plurality of first electrode pads and the plurality of second electrode pads. A first resin layer covers the plurality of first semiconductor chips and the first columnar electrode between the first surface and the third surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20220077115
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a wiring board including first to third bonding pads; a chip stack including semiconductor chips, each chip having first to third connection pads, the first connection pads being connected in series to each other and to the first bonding pad through first bonding wires to form a first transmission channel, the second connection pads being connected in series to each other and to the second bonding pad through second bonding wires to form a second transmission channel, and the third connection pads being connected in series to each other and to the third bonding pad through third bonding wires to form a third transmission channel; and at least one of a first and a second terminating resistor being provided above the chip stack, the first resistor being connected to the first and second channels, the second resistor being connected to the first and third channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo OTSUKA
  • Patent number: 11037879
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a wiring board, a spacer board that is mounted on the wiring board and in which a power supply conductor layer and a ground conductor layer are provided, at least one first semiconductor chip that is mounted on the spacer board including a power supply layer electrically connected to the power supply conductor layer and a ground layer electrically connected to the ground conductor layer, and a second semiconductor chip that is mounted on the wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuo Otsuka
  • Publication number: 20200294922
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a wiring board, a spacer board that is mounted on the wiring board and in which a power supply conductor layer and a ground conductor layer are provided, at least one first semiconductor chip that is mounted on the spacer board including a power supply layer electrically connected to the power supply conductor layer and a ground layer electrically connected to the ground conductor layer, and a second semiconductor chip that is mounted on the wiring board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuo OTSUKA
  • Patent number: 7979821
    Abstract: A method of verifying a semiconductor integrated circuit is provided. A controlling cell and a controlled cell controlled by a control signal output from the controlling cell are placed in an IO region of the semiconductor integrated circuit. The method includes: (A) providing a library that includes requirement information specifying the controlling cell required by the controlled cell; (B) obtaining a region information indicating a region within the IO region in which a signal interconnection through which the control signal is transmitted is provided; and (C) verifying whether or not the specified controlling cell is placed within the region, in a case where the controlled cell is placed within the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo Otsuka
  • Patent number: 7832871
    Abstract: A projection type display apparatus includes a housing having a first side on which an air intake opening is arranged and a second side on which an air exhaust opening is arranged, a light source for supplying light, and a light valve device which modulates the light output from the light source. A first fan is provided which draws air from the air intake opening into the housing, and a first ventilation path is coupled with the air intake opening so as to lead air flow from the air intake opening toward a lower portion of the light valve. A second ventilation path is formed from the lower portion of the light valve to an upper portion of the light valve, and a second fan is provided which draws out air flowing from the second ventilation path through the air exhaust opening to outside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Fuse, Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Otsuka, Nobuyuki Kaku, Hidehiro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7571409
    Abstract: A placement and routing processing unit performs placement and routing processing on a customer circuit based on design data. An embedded circuit generation processing unit refers to a library including embedded circuit information, grasps physical positional relationships among elements such as terminals and wires, and checks whether the elements are short-circuited to each other or not. The library including embedded circuit information records a result of placement and routing output by the placement and routing processing unit, attribute information on a test circuit to be embedded into the customer circuit or terminal information and wire position information, and the like on the test circuit. The elements that are short-circuited to each other are incorporated into a netlist to be generated, as the elements constituting one net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo Otsuka
  • Publication number: 20090059180
    Abstract: A projection type display apparatus includes a housing having a first side on which an air intake opening is arranged and a second side on which an air exhaust opening is arranged, a light source for supplying light, and a light valve device which modulates the light output from the light source. A first fan is provided which draws air from the air intake opening into the housing, and a first ventilation path is coupled with the air intake opening so as to lead air flow from the air intake opening toward a lower portion of the light valve. A second ventilation path is formed from the lower portion of the light valve to an upper portion of the light valve, and a second fan is provided which draws out air flowing from the second ventilation path through the air exhaust opening to outside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Kenji Fuse, Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Otsuka, Nobuyuki Kaku, Hidehiro Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20080313585
    Abstract: A method of verifying a semiconductor integrated circuit is provided. A controlling cell and a controlled cell controlled by a control signal output from the controlling cell are placed in an IO region of the semiconductor integrated circuit. The method includes: (A) providing a library that includes requirement information specifying the controlling cell required by the controlled cell; (B) obtaining a region information indicating a region within the IO region in which a signal interconnection through which the control signal is transmitted is provided; and (C) verifying whether or not the specified controlling cell is placed within the region, in a case where the controlled cell is placed within the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuo Otsuka
  • Patent number: 7441904
    Abstract: A projection type display apparatus includes a housing having a first side on which an air intake opening is arranged and a second side on which an air exhaust opening is arranged, a light source for supplying light, and a light valve device which modulates the light output from the light source. A first fan is provided which draws air from the air intake opening into the housing, and a first ventilation path is coupled with the air intake opening so as to lead air flow from the air intake opening toward a lower portion of the light valve. A second ventilation path is formed from the lower portion of the light valve to an upper portion of the light valve, and a second fan is provided which draws out air flowing from the second ventilation path through the air exhaust opening to outside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Fuse, Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Otsuka, Nobuyuki Kaku, Hidehiro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7327520
    Abstract: The present invention discloses the structure of the array lens that at least any one of the diagonal size, vertical size and lateral size of lens cell is set to almost 1/(4.5 or more) for each corresponding size of the display elements, the structure that the diagonal size of lens cell is set to almost 0.18 inch or less, the structure that the total number of lens cells is set to almost 240 or more and the structure that the lens focal distance of lens cell is set to almost 30 mm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Ohuchi, Masahiko Yatsu, Taro Imahase, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Yasuo Otsuka, Takesuke Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20070121082
    Abstract: A projection type display apparatus includes a housing having a first side on which an air intake opening is arranged and a second side on which an air exhaust opening is arranged, a light source for supplying light, and a light valve device which modulates the light output from the light source. A first fan is provided which draws air from the air intake opening into the housing, and a first ventilation path is coupled with the air intake opening so as to lead air flow from the air intake opening toward a lower portion of the light valve. A second ventilation path is formed from the lower portion of the light valve to an upper portion of the light valve, and a second fan is provided which draws out air flowing from the second ventilation path through the air exhaust opening to outside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Kenji Fuse, Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Otsuka, Nobuyuki Kaku, Hidehiro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7175284
    Abstract: A projection type display apparatus includes a housing having a first side having an air intake opening and a second side having an air exhaust opening, a light source for supplying light, and a light valve device which modulates the light output from the light source. A centrifugal fan is associated with the air intake opening so as to draw air from the air intake opening. A first ventilation path is coupled with the air intake opening so as to lead air flow from the air intake opening toward a lower portion of the light valve, and a second ventilation path is formed from the lower portion of the light valve to an upper portion of the light valve. An exhaust fan is associated with the air exhaust opening so as to draw out air flowing from the second ventilation path through the air exhaust opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Fuse, Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Otsuka, Nobuyuki Kaku, Hidehiro Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20070006111
    Abstract: To reduce an influence on a customer circuit when a test circuit or the like is embedded into the customer circuit. Customer circuit design data 21 is the design data on the customer circuit targeted for design. A placement and routing processing unit 22 performs placement and routing processing on the customer circuit based on this design data. An embedded circuit generation processing unit 24 refers to a library including embedded circuit information 23, grasps physical positional relationships among elements such as terminals and wires, and checks whether the elements are short-circuited to each other or not. The library including embedded circuit information 23 records a result of placement and routing output by the placement and routing processing unit 22, attribute information on a test circuit to be embedded into the customer circuit or terminal information and wire position information, and the like on the test circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventor: Yasuo Otsuka
  • Patent number: 7152978
    Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an illuminating optical system including a light source, a color separating optical system for separating illuminating light rays emitted by the illuminating optical system into light rays of three colors, a projection lens unit comprising a projection lens, a cross dichroic prism disposed near a light receiving end of the projection lens, and a plurality of liquid crystal panels arranged around the cross dichroic prism, and a light source power supply for supplying power to the light source. The projection lens unit, the color separating optical system, the illuminating optical system and the light source power supply are arranged in that order. The liquid crystal projector has an outside size in a horizontal plane of 263 mm by 318 mm or below. The liquid crystal panels have a display screen size of 0.9 in. A cooling fan for cooling the plurality of liquid crystal panels is disposed beside the projection lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd., and Hitachi Video and Information Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Konuma, Hidetomo Yoshimura, Seiichi Sekiguchi, Mikiharu Kuwata, Masaharu Deguchi, Takashi Kakuda, Yutaka Matsuda, Takuya Shiaki, Futoshi Yamasaki, Atsushi Ishibashi, Koichi Umezawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Shigehisa Hagura, Makoto Fukatsu, Nobuyuki Kaku, Kenji Fuse, Satoshi Ohuchi, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Naohiro Ozawa, Masahiko Yatsu, Yasuo Otsuka, Takesuke Maruyama